The Imovie software is a fantastic tool and it I know it will become one of my favorite tools. I had previously worked with the Imovie software in the 422c class but this was with a team of 3. The other 2 members were more familiar with the application and I simply followed along hoping to learn something. I thought I had learned enough to be able to apply my knowledge in 422b and complete the 1 minute-video assignment with little difficulty. I was wrong. I tried to follow the instructor’s instructions as best I could but still I struggled. After several hours I felt I was beginning to understand the Imovie format and eventually got to the point I was producing a video. However, I did not back it up, lost it and really couldn’t remember how I arrived at my point of “ destruction”. The time was running short and decided to pack it up and complete this assignment at home on my wife’s new IMAC desktop. I immediately realized I was working on a completely different Imovie version as compared to the class version. I was at the beginning of my learning curve. After about 15 hours of trail and error, Atomic Learning tutorials and Apple Support tutorials I finally completed a 1 minute-video. I don’t believe I included all class requirements but decided to submit it. Even though this took me forever to complete I thoroughly enjoyed working with Imovie and believe it to be a great learning tool. One cannot beat the price of $0 if you have a MAC but I believe students would enjoy it as much as I did.
The Imovie application could be very useful in a math class. I would video class lessons and place them on a blogsite so students could review and refer to a visual lesson presentation for further study and clarification of a math concept. These videos could be considered “ tutorial videos”.
I was totally lost in using this newer version of Imovie ‘08. I did utilize the Atomic Learning website and found it helpful. However, the Imovie ’08 tutorials were very limited and I relied more on the Apple Computer Support website. In addition I used a lot of trial and error. Although frustrating I was very happy with my final “ cut” and will do more.
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